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Purdue University · 2026 · Big Ten

Efficiency
-0.1
65th FBS
Record
1-1
Conf. record
Conf. finish
16th
proj. of 18
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Purdue is 1-1 and ranked 65th in overall efficiency. Their 49th-ranked offense is the engine, backed by an 80th-ranked defense. They pass the ball on 51% of offensive plays with a 38th-ranked passing attack and run the ball on the remaining 49% of plays with a 74th-ranked rushing attack.

Quadrant record

By opponent strength, adjusted for where the game was played.

Q1
0-0
+4 left
Q2
0-0
+3 left
Q3
0-1
+1 left
Q4
1-0
+2 left

Projected wins

Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.

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Expected: 4.0 wins
Strength of Record
103rd
-0.7 wins above a 25th-ranked team's expectation
Strength of Schedule
to date
79th
full season
17th
AP poll
Unranked
Conf. sched. difficulty
31st
a 25th-ranked team would win ~5.1 conference games on this schedule

The resume

Every game on the schedule. Click a row for the game breakdown (played) or the matchup projection (upcoming).

WkOpponentConfOpp rankResultExp. marginWin probGameScoreQuad
1vs Indiana StateMVFCW 4419+28.5100%0.8Q4
2vs Wake ForestACC#41L 3638-4.00%0.7Q3
3@ UCLABig Ten#31Preview-12.623%Q2
4vs Notre DameFBS Independents#1Preview-22.69%Q1
5@ IllinoisBig Ten#45Preview-8.830%Q2
6vs MinnesotaBig Ten#76Preview+5.462%Q4
7vs WashingtonBig Ten#33Preview-6.036%Q2
9@ Penn StateBig Ten#16Preview-19.612%Q1
10vs MarylandBig Ten#46Preview-3.342%Q3
11@ IowaBig Ten#28Preview-13.621%Q1
12vs WisconsinBig Ten#70Preview+4.761%Q4
13@ IndianaBig Ten#5Preview-25.96%Q1

2 played · 1-1. Expected margin and gamescore use the latest ratings — a completed game shows what the model would say now, not that week.

The season

The model’s read on Purdue, recomputed after every week. Toggle between overall, offensive, and defensive efficiency (each with a dot for that week’s game) or the FanBoardHQ CFP rank.

-1.8-0.6+0.611Week 0Week 2
Line = the model's read each week; dots = that week's game (green above the line, red below).

Passing & rushing

Opponent-adjusted, FBS-only. The bar is the blended Eff rank — EPA/play (scoring value), success rate (staying on schedule), and yards/play (explosiveness), each standardized against the FBS field. The three ranks below each bar are those components, so you can see what's driving it.

Offense
PassingEff 38th
SR 27thYPP 57thEPA 36th
RushingEff 74th
SR 82ndYPP 75thEPA 66th
Defense
Pass defenseEff 82nd
SR 76thYPP 76thEPA 94th
Rush defenseEff 72nd
SR 63rdYPP 91stEPA 67th
Dropback rate 51%Tempo +2.2 snaps/game vs. averageFaced pass defenses ranked 119th on average
Success rate by down

Their offense vs. what their defense allows.

1st · Offense: 51%1st · Defense allowed: 41%1st2nd · Offense: 51%2nd · Defense allowed: 45%2nd3rd/4th · Offense: 50%3rd/4th · Defense allowed: 46%3rd/4th
OffenseDefense allowed
Points by quarter

Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.

Q1 · Scored: 17.0Q1 · Allowed: 10.0Q1Q2 · Scored: 9.0Q2 · Allowed: 13.0Q2Q3 · Scored: 24.0Q3 · Allowed: 3.0Q3Q4 · Scored: 24.0Q4 · Allowed: 31.0Q4
ScoredAllowed

What kind of team is this?

Every team by offensive and defensive efficiency (points/game vs. an average team, higher is better on both). Click a dot for that team.

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Purdue Offense vs Defense, 2026
Offensive EffRanked 49th
+2.7
Field position: +1.3Finishing drives: +1.4
Field position +1.3Finishing drives +1.4= +2.7
Offensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 30th · Finishing 57th

Defensive EffRanked 80th
-1.6
Field position: -0.0Finishing drives: -1.6
Field position -0.0Finishing drives -1.6= -1.6
Defensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 71st · Finishing 81st

3.35 points per drive on offense, 2.95 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 35.

Play-calling & efficiency

What the offense did, by quarter and by down — raw, not opponent-adjusted.

By quarter
Quarter (att.)Pass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(33)42% / 58%52%6.4
Q2(41)68% / 32%44%5.6
Q3(26)58% / 42%62%10.1
Q4(55)44% / 56%51%5.1
how play-calling and results shifted through games — (n) = plays, season total
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(35)10.566%8.1
2nd(29)8.162%9.2
3rd(15)6.040%5.7
4th(2)7.550%0.5
All (81)59%7.8
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(39)9.438%5.0
2nd(24)5.638%4.0
3rd(11)6.064%5.5
4th(0)
All (74)42%4.7

Purdue, all games.